2007/10/19: Tropo, South Texas

[kkn50]

2007/10/19 local morning
QTH: Mobile south of San Antonio, TX, EL09
Rig: BCD396T

Cool front brought a nice tropo opening.

162.0500 - Vietnamese, likely fishing or shrimp boats
163.0000 - Mexico
163.6250 - Border Patrol
163.6500 - Border Patrol, Corpus Christi (150 miles)
163.6750 - Enc
163.7000 - Border Patrol, Laredo (200 miles)
165.1125 - Mexico
166.9750 - Border Patrol
167.6625 - Border Patrol
168.0375 - P25 enc
393.0875 - Control channel
418.8500 - Enc

 

[BaLa]

I'm a little North of you, but I got some great ducting this morning too (10-21) between 8-10am.

Picked up several Wx Stations from 100+ miles away.